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Women’s Hoops: McKeown earns first win in ugly game
By Danny Daly
It might not have been pretty, but Northwestern beat Houston Baptist 68-60 on Thursday night for its first victory of the season.
For the Wildcats, it was liberating to win one after starting the year with back-to-back tough losses.
“Coming out 0-2, you definitely want to get a win under your belt,” freshman forward Brittany Orban said. “It was sloppy and we all know we have a lot of things to work on. As Coach (Joe McKeown) told us in the locker room, there are harder practices to come and a lot more hustling to go.”
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Women’s Hoops: McKeown wants team to concentrate on positives
By Danny Daly
Few defeats are as painful as Northwestern’s 57-52 loss to Kansas State on Monday.
After dictating the pace of play and leading last year’s regular season Big 12 champions most of the way, NU broke down in the final four minutes and squandered a chance to notch a signature win less than a week into the season.
For a team that endured such a trying season a winter ago, it was especially hard to take.
“It hurts because we were so close,” said sophomore guard Meshia Reed, who finished the night with 14 points and three steals. “They’re a good team and we were right there, so that makes it a little worse.”
In a lot of ways, the players should be encouraged and excited to move forward, seeing how they are capable of causing trouble for an NCAA tournament team that returns four of its five starters. But even though the Kansas State game can be considered a moral victory of sorts, the harsh reality is that it still counts as a loss in the standings.
Three days after the emotionally charged Kansas State loss, the next challenge for the Cats is putting the disappointment behind them and trying to bounce back against Houston Baptist.
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